Shangrao | |
Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
Other Name: | Shangjao |
Native Name: | 上饶市 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
Pushpin Map: | Jiangxi |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city centre in Jiangxi |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Mapsize: | --> |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Jiangxi |
Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
Seat: | Xinzhou District |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 22791 |
Area Urban Km2: | 3933 |
Area Metro Km2: | 2555 |
Population As Of: | 2020 census |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Urban: | 2,068,763 |
Population Total: | 6,491,088 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Metro: | 1,293,399 |
Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type2: | GDP[3] |
Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 165.1 billion US$ 26.5 billion |
Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 24,633 US$ 3,955 |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Shangrao municipal government |
Coordinates: | 28.4551°N 117.9431°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 334000 |
Area Code: | 0793 |
Iso Code: | CN-JX-11 |
Shangrao is a medium-sized prefecture-level city located in the northeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. The city borders the province of Anhui to the north, the province of Zhejiang to the east, and the province of Fujian to the south. Also, the city's western reaches extend into Poyang Lake. Shangrao had a population of 6,491,088 as of 2020 census whom 1,293,399 lived in the built up (or metro) area made of Xinzhou and Guangxin districts, Guangfeng District not being conurbated yet. Shangrao itself is at the very western edge of the Wu-speaking areas, while most of its associated counties speak Gan.
Shangrao administers three districts, one county-level city, and eight counties.[1] The information here presented uses data from 2010 national census.
English Name | Simplified | Pinyin | Area | Population | Density | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Xinzhou District | Chinese: 信州区 | Xìnzhōu Qū | 339 | 416,219 | 1,228 | |
Guangfeng District | Chinese: 广丰区 | Guǎngfēng Qū | 1,378 | 752,939 | 546 | |
Guangxin District | Chinese: 广信区 | Guǎngxìn qū | 2,240 | 700,266 | 313 | |
Dexing | Chinese: 德兴市 | Déxīng Shì | 2,101 | 293,202 | 140 | |
Yushan County | Chinese: 玉山县 | Yùshān Xiàn | 1,728 | 574,363 | 332 | |
Yanshan County | Chinese: 铅山县 | Yánshān Xiàn | 2,178 | 427,000 | 196 | |
Hengfeng County | Chinese: 横峰县 | Héngfēng Xiàn | 655 | 184,870 | 282 | |
Yiyang County | Chinese: 弋阳县 | Yìyáng Xiàn | 1,593 | 353,378 | 222 | |
Yugan County | Chinese: 余干县 | Yúgān Xiàn | 2,331 | 887,603 | 381 | |
Poyang County | Chinese: 鄱阳县 | Póyáng Xiàn | 4,215 | 1,296,756 | 308 | |
Wannian County | Chinese: 万年县 | Wànnián Xiàn | 1,141 | 359,098 | 315 | |
Wuyuan County | Chinese: 婺源县 | Wùyuán Xiàn | 2,948 | 334,020 | 332 |
Shangrao Railway Station is served by three major railways passing through Shangrao: the Shanghai–Kunming Railway, the Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway and the Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway.
Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport opened on 28 May 2017.[4]
The 21,000-capacity Shangrao Stadium is located in the city. It is used mostly for football matches.[6]